Uchiha's personal opinion

Changing the subject, Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled and extended his hand to Hatake Sakumo.

Hatake Sakumo was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter and reached out to shake hands tightly with Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"However, let me make this clear first, I cannot fully represent the Uchiha clan. My position only represents the opinion of the Uchiha in the Tiger faction."

"That's enough, that's enough..." Sakumo Hatake grinned from ear to ear.

This is similar to an entrepreneur receiving a huge angel investment from a top investment bank on their first venture capital interview, which made Sakumo Hatake overjoyed.

"However...it seems a poisonous snake is on its way..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu released his grip and looked to the side.

Sakumo Hatake was also somewhat puzzled, and frowned as he focused his senses.

"It's Orochimaru..."

From a distance, a thin, long-haired man slowly approached; it was Orochimaru, the disciple of the Hokage.

"Sakumo-senpai is here too..."

Orochimaru seemed somewhat surprised by Sakumo Hatake's existence.

"I'm currently discussing the reorganization of the mobile force with Mr. Deguang."

Sakumo Hatake greeted Orochimaru with a bright, sunny smile.

Orochimaru also showed great respect for his accomplished predecessor, Sakumo Hatake.

"Has the teacher already agreed to the reorganization plan?" Orochimaru asked with a hint of respect. "But since it's Sakumo-senpai, then it's certainly no problem."

"You flatter me, you flatter me." Sakumo Hatake's sunny smile remained unchanged. "Our ultimate goal is still to better protect Konoha."

"But... is there something you need, Orochimaru-kun?"

"I've come to see Tokumitsu-kun." Orochimaru nodded and smiled at Uchiha Tokumitsu. "I had a brief spar with Tokumitsu-kun yesterday, but something came up and I couldn't finish, so I've taken the liberty of coming here again today..."

"Really?" Sakumo Hatake seemed somewhat curious as well. "How did yesterday's match go?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu remained silent, but Orochimaru spoke frankly: "Even I was defeated in front of Tokumitsu-kun."

"Tokumitsu-kun?" Hatake Sakumo asked Uchiha Tokumitsu for his opinion.

Uchiha Tokumitsu responded to Hatake Sakumo's question with action.

He drew the small katana from his waist and looked at Orochimaru with eager anticipation.

"As expected of De Guang-kun." Orochimaru grinned, spitting out a snake from his mouth, from which a long sword emerged.

"Tokuko-kun... this sword of mine is the legendary Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, please be careful." Orochimaru, with a wicked smile on his lips, could not hide the burning fighting spirit in his eyes.

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually flicked his wrist across the katana, and purple flames of fire-style energy rose from the blade.

"Tokuko-kun underestimates me a bit..." Orochimaru smiled, but his eyes were filled with coldness. "I'm not as simple as those so-called Jonin from Kirigakure who are all talk and no action..."

"Orochimaru-kun is overthinking it." Uchiha Tokumitsu also had a smile on his face. "I mean, every single one of you in the Hokage lineage is trash..."

"Uchiha Style: Sword Flame Slash!"

Before Orochimaru could react, Uchiha Tokumitsu suddenly unleashed a sword aura and launched the first attack, while Orochimaru simultaneously parried with his sword.

"Fire Release: Red Phoenix Claw!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually pulled out a shuriken, wrapped it in flames using Fire Release ninjutsu, and launched it at Orochimaru.

Immediately afterwards, he took another deep breath, puffed out his cheeks, and concentrated his chakra in his throat.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

A massive fire dragon erupted from Uchiha Tokumitsu's mouth, hurtling towards Orochimaru, who was about to be surrounded and struck by the Phoenix Flower Claw Red Technique.

"Spiritual Communication: Rashomon!"

A terrifying face, like the entrance to purgatory, suddenly appeared and blocked all of Uchiha Tokuko's attacks.

"This is... an almost cheating ninjutsu..."

Compared to this special summoning technique that can withstand the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball attack, the power of Fire Release is still a bit weak.

Amidst the thick smoke, Orochimaru, like a venomous snake, flew close to the ground and charged towards Uchiha Tokumitsu, a murderous glint in his eyes.

"Sharingan: Shackle Technique!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu activated his Sharingan genjutsu as he charged straight at the attacker.

Orochimaru's charging body stiffened slightly, and Uchiha Tokumitsu instantly moved forward to kill.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Slash!"

A series of sword energies enveloped Orochimaru, who was entangled in illusions.

"boom!"

Orochimaru, struck by the sword energy, turned into a wisp of smoke.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's heart tightened, and purple flames immediately spread from the sword blade throughout his body.

A sword blade silently attacked from the ground behind Uchiha Tokumitsu, undetected even by Uchiha Tokumitsu's senses.

Uchiha Tokumitsu spun around, unleashing a storm of purple sword blades.

Although he failed to find Orochimaru's whereabouts, Uchiha Tokumitsu disregarded the consumption of chakra and quickly launched the sword technique in the Uchiha style that consumed the most chakra and had the widest killing range.

"Uchiha Style: Sun Halo Dance!"

Countless sword energies shot out in all directions. When the first sword energy struck the Kusanagi sword that was attacking from behind, Uchiha Tokumitsu noticed Orochimaru's sneak attack.

Orochimaru, whose attack had missed, emerged from the ground and continued his attack on Uchiha Tokumitsu, who was slightly flustered after dodging the attack from behind.

Uchiha Tokumitsu then circulated his chakra, steadied himself, and charged toward Orochimaru.

The two men brandished their blades at each other, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Clang!"

The resounding clang of massive swords clashing echoed through the air.

But it wasn't Uchiha Tokumitsu or Orochimaru.

Sakumo Hatake appeared suddenly like a ghost, blocking the way between the two.

Two kunai, each imbued with extremely concentrated chakra, blocked the two men's swords.

"Gentlemen, we are all fellow villagers, let's not make such a fuss."

Sakumo Hatake still wore a gentle smile on his face.

Chapter 74 Clan Meeting! The bloodthirsty Uchiha begin to break free of their cages.

Uchiha Tokumitsu had already overestimated Sakumo Hatake's strength as much as possible.

But I still didn't expect that just two ordinary kunai, enhanced by chakra, could actually block the combined attack of myself and Orochimaru.

Moreover, even with his Sharingan activated, he still couldn't see how Sakumo Hatake instantly appeared at the center of their confrontation.

Given this outcome and Sakumo Hatake's "well-intentioned" advice, Orochimaru couldn't press the matter any further. He simply sheathed his sword, exchanged a few words, and then turned and left.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's trash talk had a significant impact on him.

Orochimaru is furious! He desperately needs to go back to the lab to cool down!

Meanwhile, Uchiha Tokumitsu, who had established Orochimaru's image as a "foul-mouthed brat," was still staring at Hatake Sakumo with his Sharingan, scanning him up and down.

“Tokumitsu-kun, using your eye technique to observe your companions is a very impolite thing to do…” Hatake Sakumo felt uncomfortable and said with a dry laugh.

"I know. I'll just take a look." Uchiha Tokumitsu replied perfunctorily, scanning the area several times before giving up.

"It's really strange. The combination of Lightning Release's physical stimulation enhancement and Body Flicker Technique can actually achieve such incredible speed as Sakumo-kun's?" Uchiha Tokumitsu stated his observations without any hesitation and then questioned the person he was observing.

"It also incorporates the footwork techniques of samurai swordsmanship, namely the tsubo (folding foot) and the sho (slipping foot)." Sakumo Hatake added without any hesitation.

This answer left Uchiha Tokumitsu somewhat stunned.

He hadn't expected Sakumo Hatake to be so direct in revealing the origin of his power.

"Sakumo-kun...you are truly incredibly generous." Uchiha Tokumitsu gently touched his eye socket, sighed softly, and silently closed his Sharingan.

"Tokuko-kun, a ninja's strength doesn't necessarily come from pursuing various high-level techniques." Like an old master who patiently teaches about literature and history, Hatake Sakumo calmly stated his "ninja way".

"Specialization and purity are also paths to becoming strong, just like Might Guy we met that day. De Guang-kun, you can see his extraordinary nature, right..."

"He is a master of taijutsu..." Uchiha Tokumitsu replied somewhat vaguely.

He couldn't possibly see anything amiss. If it weren't for his memories from his past life, he would have just thought it was a green-skinned kappa polluting the city and would have almost contacted the police to arrest it.

“Yes, but Dai is different from me. His talent for ninjutsu is very poor, so he can only hone himself through taijutsu.” Hatake Sakumo said calmly, with a composure he had never shown before. “Tokumitsu-kun, actually you and Orochimaru are somewhat similar…”

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Tokumitsu became alert. "What do you mean?"

"You all have a strong desire to pursue extraordinary power, an endless drive to acquire powerful techniques, and a disdain for the power and status that ordinary people care about..." Hatake Sakumo smiled at Uchiha Tokumitsu and said quietly, "It's just that Orochimaru is more extreme than you, Tokumitsu-kun, both in his heart and in his outward behavior..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but touch his eye sockets again.

Even with his Sharingan closed, he could still feel his powerful mental strength and the pupil energy in his eyes subtly but continuously nourishing his body and strengthening it in all aspects.

The power of the Sharingan is the root of Uchiha Tokumitsu's arrogance.

He was a little confused, wondering if, ever since he acquired the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags technique, he had subconsciously begun to deviate from his original source of power as an Uchiha.

Seeing that Uchiha Tokumitsu was deep in thought, Hatake Sakumo didn't say anything more, but simply patted Uchiha Tokumitsu on the shoulder and left first.

After a long while, Uchiha Tokumitsu clicked his tongue, shook his head, and left without tidying up or repairing the training ground.

Since it's a public area of ​​the village, the village can naturally carry out the maintenance by issuing tasks.

……

As night fell, the Uchiha Tokumitsu family had just finished their dinner in a pleasant atmosphere. The father, Uchiha Nakagen, even took out a shogi board, intending to give his son a lesson.

A ninja cat carrying an envelope approached the father and son.

This was a notice from clan leader Uchiha Yomo to convene a clan meeting on short notice.